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Body Type Quiz
Learn Your Body Type For Correct Workout, Exercise,
Diet and Weight Loss.
1) My bone structure is:
__ (a) Very Large
__ (b) Large to Medium
__ (c) Small to Frail
2) My body tends towards:
__ (a) Carrying too much fat
__ (b) Being lean and muscular
__ (c) Being too skinny
3) My body looks:
Men answer here:
__ (a) Round and soft
__ (b) Square and rugged
__ (c) Long and tenuous
Women answer here:
__ (a) Pear-shaped
__ (b) Hourglass-shaped
__ (c) Mostly straight up and down
4) As a child I was:
__ (a) Chubby
__ (b) Normal
__ (c) Too thin
5) My activity level is:
__ (a) Sedentary
__ (b) Fairly Active
__ (c) Over active, can't sit still
6) My approach to life is:
__ (a) Laid back
__ (b) Dynamic
__ (c) Worrisome
7) My metabolism is:
__ (a) Slow
__ (b) Just right
__ (c) Too fast
8) People tell me:
__ (a) I should lose some weight
__ (b) Stay the same, that I look fine
__ (c) I should gain some weight
9) If you encircle your wrist with your other hand’s middle
finger and thumb:
__ (a) Middle finger and thumb do not touch
__ (b) Middle finger and thumb just touch
__ (c) Middle finger and thumb overlap
10) Concerning my weight, I:
__ (a) Gain weight easily, but find it hard to lose
__ (b) Gain or lose weight fairly easily. Usualy stay about the
same weight
__ (c) Have trouble gaining weight
11) I am hungry:
__ (a) Almost all the time
__ (b) Just at meal times
__ (c) Rarely
12) People would describle me as an:
__ (a) Emotional person
__ (b) Physical person
__ (c) Intellectual person
RESULTS
Give yourself a 1 for each A answer, a 2 for each B answer
and a 3 for each C answer. Add them up and devide by 12.
Look below at the number you now have. If you come up
with a fraction, for example 1.5, then you are somewhere
inbetween those two body types. And recomendations
would be a middle approach.
1
You tend towards being an Endomorph, your biggest
concern should be the losing of fat and adopting a lifestyle
that keeps it off.
Strength training should be done to get a better muscle to
fat ratio and therefore improve metabolism. Use moderate
weights at a fast training pace (very little rest between sets
and exercises).
You should lower your calorie intake (but not try to starve
yourself) and should eat frequent but small meals. Sugars,
sweets and junk food should be eliminated from your diet.
Engage daily in some activity like brisk walking, biking,
etc., and try to increase the amount of time you spend
each week.
2
You tend towards being a Mesomorph and have a naturally
fit body but to maintain it or improve it you should exercise
and diet corretly for your type.
Strength training can be done more often and for longer
sessions then would be good for an Ectomorph, but you must
still be carefull not to overdo it. You should train with moderate
to heavy weighs and at a moderate pace, not resting too long
between sets. You will find you gain muscle quite easy (some
women and even men might not want to get too bulky, but this
won't happen suddenly. When you are happy with your muscle
size simply train to maintain it).
Stick to a good healthy diet to keep you lean and muscular, and
watch for any slow creeping fat gains.
Engage in and enjoy aerobic activities, sports, etc. but do not
overdo.
3
You tend towards being an Ectomorph, you should
concentrate on gaining weight in the form of good lean
muscle tissue (some women that are too thin may also
want to put on a little fat to look more feminine).
Weight training should be done but not too often or for too
long each session. Weight should be fairly heavy and
workout pace slower (longer rest periods between sets).
Diet should be high in calories (good quality food not junk)
and you should eat more then you're used to and often.
Aerobic and other activities (sports, dancing, etc.) should be
kept to a minimum, at least until you are happy with your
weight and looks.
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